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Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Mercer finally back home in Coaches vs. Cancer Week
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
UGA announces investigation into circumstances surround fatal accident
Braves trio falls short in HOF voting
McClendon amped about Georgia’s wideouts
Vacancies or not, UGA D in ’23 should be OK
MBKB-Clemson hands Tech sixth straight loss
MBKB-UGA gets a shot at marquee win
Braves confident in shortstop options
College Sports
Column-The paradox at the heart of college athletics, and priorities
College Football/Southeast
Column-Reed & savior complex doesn’t help HBCUs that need coaches, not shaming
Column-Transfer market all but closed for Alabama
Gators 2023 roster nothing like what Napier inherited
Column-It’s not height that hurts Bryce Young’s draft stock
College Football
Michigan RB Corum’s car stolen in Ann Arbor
NFL/USFL
Healthier Eagles send a message
Column-Sorry, Josh and Patrick, Joe Cool owns the AFC
O’Brien heads back to Patriots as OC
Contract expired, but Barkley wants to stay a Giant
About that open OC job at Tampa Bay …
McCarthy explains that final funky playcall
Column-Jags take gut punch, but aren’t going away
Did Lamar Jackson turn down $133 mil fully guaranteed?
Column-Ex-Florida RB Carthon paid dues en route to Tennessee GM job
College Basketball
M-Duo leads No. 24 Miami over FSU
M-Hot-shooting Arkansas romps LSU
M-Georgetown snaps 29-game Big East losing streak
W-Best team in Tennessee isn’t in Knoxville
M-Green Bay fires coach after 11th straight loss
W-Time for a Boston statue at South Carolina?
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Doncic’s 41 not enough for Mavs
Jokic returns with triple-double
Clippers pop Lakers despite James’ 46
Tennis
Paul tops Shelton in all American quarter
Sabalenka battles ‘tough moments’ to reach semis
Are bad shots, blown leads at Open ‘choking’?
Lookahead-Djokovic and two US first-timers
Auto Racing
Rolex Week arrives at Daytona, bigger than ever
MLB
Rolen the lone selection for Hall of Fame
Golf
Column-Rahm’s big run is putting the field on notice
LIV to stage 3 events on Trump sites; ranking decision looms
Around the nation/world
American skier Shiffrin wins record 83rd World Cup race
Scoreboards